Review of Money in the Bank

What Happen in Las Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas! It shows here on WWE 2016's 'Money in the Bank'; which was a critical success in the eyes of both the majority of fans and critics. However, for me, the PPV was a mixed bag. Most of the undercard matches were pretty mediocre. Its show in how forgettable, the preshow matches, were. Without spoiling the card, first off, I got to say, the tag match between the 'Lucha Dragons' (Kalisto and Sin Cara) VS the 'Dudley Boyz' (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) had no build at all, nor was it was marketed for the show. The reason for this match, really came out of nowhere. It's sad to see, Kalisto go from being the mysterious 7th man on the Money in the Ladder Match to being reduce to a match on the preshow that nobody will remember. At least, the other tag team match on the preshow, try to add something to keep the audience, interested, with 'the Golden Truth' (Goldust and R-Truth) trying to commit murder, when they raise the heat of 'Breezango' (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)'s tanning bed, during a recent visit at the spa; causing the team of Breeze and Fandango to fight R-Truth and Goldust, under extreme sunburns. While, it made the match, somewhat funny to watch; the WWE really fail to establish the joke's set up. It was just delivered on the fly. Anyways, this brings us, to the true-opener of the show, the fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, between the champions, 'The New Day' (Big E and Kofi Kingston with Xavier Woods) VS 'The Club' (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows), VS 'The Vaudevillains' (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) VS Enzo & Cass. It was very entertaining match, however, it did get kinda confusing, on who is the legal man in the match, toward the end. I think, the ending to it, somewhat shows that. The second match on the card was a single match between Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler. First off, it was very surprising, to see this match on the PPV, since the last two encounters were on the preshow, but it's also great to see Baron Corbin get some exposer, after being greatly underused, since his big win at 2016's 'Wrestlemania 32'. I'm also, just glad, this low blow feud between them is now over. It was a total waste of time. This match didn't make Baron, look good, nor his opponent, HBK rip-off, Dolph Ziggler. It was really below average and boring. The Women Tag Match continue, this thread of mediocrity, as Charlotte and Dana Brooke Vs Natalya and Becky Lynch was very underwhelming. Like, the Ziggler/Corbin feud, the feud between Charlotte Vs Natalya has really gone, way too long, with a lot of bad recycle booking decisions like the Flair dress up and 'Montreal Screwjob' style finish from their previous encounters. I just glad, this feud is now over. Also, btw, Dana Brooke is still, pretty green in the ring and Charlotte is still, one of the worst 'bump' sellers. I think, this match would had been better, if it was one on one, (Charlotte Vs Natalya) for the title. Apollo Crews VS Sheamus was next. Nothing much to say, about this match. It was short and sweet. The next fight, AJ Styles Vs John Cena was one of the highlights of the night. However, you can really tell, that Cena had some ring rust, as he was slow in certain spots of the match, plus you can clearly hear him, calling the match spots. Still, without a doubt, it was a good match, worth watching. The Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract was next. In my opinion, while all the opponents: Dean Ambrose, Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn did well to make it, somewhat memorable. Yet, I felt that, it didn't live up to previous 'Money in the Bank' Ladder matches nor the past multi-men ladder match at 2016's 'Wrestlemania 32'. Not a lot of high spots or amazing bumps, like I thought, they were doing to be. Still, I did believe, they went with the best choice of winner for this match. Anyways, this brings us to the next match on the card, which was a singles match for the WWE United States Championship, between the champion Rusev Vs the challenger, Titus O'Neil. While, I'm not a huge fan of Titus O'Neil's work; I did like this match. Mostly, because of the aftermath of the match, in which Rusev mock Titus's family at ringside. The main event had champion, Roman Reigns defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship, against the challenger, Seth Rollins, who was previously forced to vacate the championship, due to injury, back in November 4, 2015. It was very well grounded match, with a lot of near-falls, and hard pounding action. Still, Seth Rollins did had some ring rust to dealt with. He got better, when the match went on. I know, a lot of critics wondered if WWE was "leaving money on the table" by not slotting Rollins as a face and Reigns as a heel, coming into the match, but this match show that, there was indeed, a double-turn, coming. The ending of the match was also, very clean, which surprise, a lot of viewers. Anyways, this ending, lead some to speculations, that WWE knew that Reigns has violated WWE's Wellness Program, days before, they publicly suspended him, two days after this PPV. Who knows!? All, I know, is that, they went with the right person to win. The crowd love it. Overall: While, this show had a majority of senseless boring matches. The main event of the show, really did made the crowd go home, happy. So in the end, WWE made good on their promise to make the show, stand out. It left fans buzzing for more.